Handle structure



April 8, 1930. G. GRAFF Er AL 1,753,700

HANDLE STRUCTURE Original Filed Feb. 21, 1927 nontow awww.

Patented Apr. 8, 193() g UNiTEosTA-rss GEORGE-GRADE, HOWARD D. IfAsKrNs, AND eEoEeE E. GNTHER., OE TOLEDO, OHIO, AssIeNoRs, BY MEsNE ASSIGNMENTS, To THEDURA COMPANY, OE TOLEDO, Onro,

A CORPORATION OE omo j HANDLE STRUCTURE Applicatiqn inea February 21, 1927, serial No. 170,037. ,Renewed september 16, 1929.-

ments of parts as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings:- Figures 1 and 2 are respectively a front and rear elevation of a handle structure embodying my invention; l

Figure 3 is a cross section on the of Figure 2; so

elevation and a side elevation of the body member and hub member assembly;

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the shell member.

The handle structure comprises the body member 1` the hub member 2, the shell member 3 and the knob 4. The body member is preferably formed of sheet metal and has the hub and knob end portions 5 and (i of so different size and the forwardly extending hollow boss 7 pressed therein, this boss being a longitudinally extending hollow rib between the end portions for reinforcing the body member. One end of the hub member abuts the rear face of the hub end portion 5 of the body member and the hub member is secured to the body member by means of the tongues S preferably integral with the hub member and extending through apertures in 4o the hub end portion and turned over upon he front face thereof. The hub member is in the nature of a socket member, it being hollow to receive the operating shaft 9 and the yieldable pad 10, the latter being pref- '45 erably formed of rubber and being located between the hub end portion and the adjacent end of the operating shaft to effectually serve in yieldably forcing the operating shaft away from the hub structure and prevent rattling. The opening in the hub member Figures iV and 5 are respectively a frontl and also that portion of the operating shaft Vengaging inthe opening are polygonal shaped to effect the driving.

of the shellmember which is bent over'upon` the rear face of the body member. `This flange has the hubend portion 11; and the side portions 12, theformer .terminating adjacentto the hub member and the latter preferably terminatingwith their edges adj acent to each other and in the longitudinal median plane-of the handle structure. 'lheshellv member has .at the knob end of the handle structure the hollow cylindricalboss 13 for receiving the knob end portion V6 of the'body member. The Vfront end of this boss has the mturned annularfflange 111 while the knob endportion 6 'has the inturned annular flange 15 in axial alignment with theannular'flange 14,' the knob end portion being at the rear end of the cylindrical boss`-13 and the two annular flanges being spaced from each other. For securing the Vknob 4 I have provided the pin 16 which extends through and bears upon the annular flangesll and 15 and has at its rear end thehead 16 and at'its front end the serrations 17l which are pressed into the metal forming the knob to deform the same andthereby firmly hold the knob to the pin.

It willbe seen that since the body member and shelll member are formed of sheet metal the handle structure willA be comparatively light Vand lends itself toV economical manufacture. Alsofthat the shell member. lends itself to economical production of any desired design to be' pressed therein. It will be further seen thatfthe huband shell members are rigidlysecured kin fixed position and that the hub member and knobmay be readily secured lnplace wlththehub memberY secured in such a manner that the yielda-ble pad will effectually be held to function in preventing rattling between the handle structure and the operating shaft.

I/Vliat we claim as our invention is:

l. In` ahandle structure, .the combination Vof a sheet metal body memberof the plan outrear end "of'said "shell m'ember'engagingthe rear face of said body member.

2. `Ina handle structure, the combination of a sheet metal body'member. having: aforwardly extendmgboss, ahollowh-ub member having ,anend abutting the rearaeezof .said body member and gsecured thereto, 4.saidahub member being adapted to receive .theloperating. shaft, .and a yieldable padrbetween said body member andfthe adjacent .end `of. said shaft and a sheet metalshellmember over said body memberand havingfthe rearfface ofits front engaging and positionedibyfsaid bossA and also having, a. flange engagingfthe rear face of .said body member.

3.` .In a. handle structure,v the..eombination offavsheet metal body member .having-a for; wardly extendingreingt'orcingrib vextending longitudinally thereof and asheet metalL shell member over said bodyrmember'and-whaving the rear faoeof its front engaging. and positioned .bysaid rib and `*also having af flange engaging the .rear Vface ofsaid bodymember.

4. In ahandflestrueture; the combination ofa Sheet metal body member, af'hollow hub member yfor receiving the'oper-a-ting shaft and a yieldable pad between= said lbody member and the'adjaeent'endof said shaft, said 'hub member having an endabutting.- the rearface of said'body member and secured theretoyand ashell member over said body member and having a flange engaging"v the rear' 'face thereof.

5. In' a handle structure, the` combination ofv ay sheet metal bodymemberyhavingfV end portions of different siZe,-a-hollow hub mem= ber havingran end abuttingE therear faceof the larger end portion and-.tonguesfextending through the larger en'd portion and1 bent over upon the front facethereof, and' azsheet/"metal shell memberoverf-said body-member Yhaving a hollow. boss at. one-` end -for receiving the smaller endportion-ofsaidbodylmember and aflange engaging` the rear face-of said bod-y member. f Y

6i In. a handle structure, the. combination of a. sheet :metal body-member having-,endfporif thereto, a sheet metal shell over said body member and having a transverse flange engaging the rear face of said body member and a hollowboss for receiving said end portion with the opening therethrough, said hollow boss beingprovided with an annularilange in substantially axial alignment'waith the Iirst mentioned annular ange, a knob, and means for securing said knob to said body and shell members lincluding-a pin engaging '-bothf l of theannular '-langes:VV

7. In a handleistructuregA` thecombination of-aesheet metal shell member, and a sheet metal body member extending longitudinally withinV said `shell' 'member and coextensive therewith and provided with aboss engaging and positioningsaid shell member, said :shell member havingmeans for. securingthesame to 'said body member includingafiiangeupon saidshell member engagingythe rearface lof said bodyrmember.'

In .testimony'whereof Ia'xmysignature..

GEORGE GUN THER In testimony whereof we affix. .our signin tions. otdfferent. size .with.one-end.4 portion formed. w1thans openingsurrounded;byA an annular flange, a, hub-anemberlhavinggan lend abuttinggtheila rger fend-z pprtionnandsecured 

